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A guide to small business insurance

As a business, making sure your company is insured and fully protected in an event of an incident can be a daunting task – especially when some business insurance policies are required by law.

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Different types of Private Client Insurance

Insuring your assets is an important investment; sometimes situations arise that result in damage to your home or belongings and it’s best to be protected.

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Types of Aircraft covered by Aircraft Insurance

Here at Alan & Thomas, we have a specialist aircraft division team that offers help ...

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How can recent charity scandals be resolved?

Earlier this year in February, Oxfam was in the middle in one of the biggest charity scandals that affected the public’s view and caused thousands of donors to cancel their direct debits with them. Founded in 1942 by Cecil Jackson-Cole the charity’s mission statement is “a world without poverty”, which they will achieve by “creating lasting solutions to the injustice of poverty."

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4 Reasons Why Your Business Needs Events Insurance

Is your business planning on hosting events this year? From a summer BBQ to a press conference, events insurance is essential in case things don’t go to plan.

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EU Dealers cancel boat orders in retaliation to US tariffs

Marine trade organisations across the EU warn that retaliation to US tariffs on aluminium and steel has already begun, with a string of cancelled American boat orders.

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Norway's first electric aircraft will be flying today

The first electric aircraft built in Norway is set to fly this week, a revolutionary first step in producing more environmentally friendly travel ...

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Future for charity donations is electronic card payments

The recent 2018 UK Payment Markets report shows that in 2017, 13.2 billion debit card payments were made compared to 13.1 overall billion cash payments. The publishings show that more people spend their money with card payments instead of having cash in hand.

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What is causing the retail industry's decline?

The retail industry has been very fickle in its success and decline during 2017 and 2018. Multiple retail chains appear to be in trouble, recently Marks & Spencer announced they will be closing 100 stores, shortly after Toys R Us have gone into administration.

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Motor Trade Giant Rolls-Royce Plans to Cut 4,600 Jobs

As part of a company overhaul, 4,600 jobs at Rolls-Royce are to be axed over the next two years in order to save £400 million a year by 2020.

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Barclays is encouraging children to know more about charity

Barclays, one of the largest banks in the UK and in over 40 countries, has released a new campaign to encourage children to know more about charity donations. The famous bank has launched a new guide to understanding philanthropy, which aims to encourage families to have more discussions about charitable raising and giving.

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National Trust announce £60 million investment

Scotland National Trust has announced a new investment of £60m for protecting built and natural heritage, which would be the biggest investment it’s ever made to protect the environment.

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Soar in retail sales due to Royal Wedding

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has reported sales in the retail industry have risen by a total of 4.7% in May 2018, when compared to the same month last year. This is promising news as for the past few months reports have suggested high street retail is slowly declining, due to more interest in their competition of online shopping.

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London Boat Show Cancelled For 2019

Organisers British Marine have announced that The London Boat Show will not go ahead in 2019 due to lack of support from the marine industry. The show was scheduled to run at ExCel between the 9th – 13th of January, though the decision has been made that the show will now be postponed to allow for the development of new ideas.

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Are charity shops a good presence on high streets?

The first charity shop was opened in Oxford in the year 1948 and has positively transformed high streets across the UK. It’s common to spot charity shops in every high street in England, but according to research published by the Charity Retail Association, 50% of the general public feel there should be less. But how could people feel negative about charity shops raising money for people in need?

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